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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8000
6000
5050
5650
3500
3450
5650
3550
3450
3450
3550
3450
km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
W
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
NE
15
N
25
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-5
-1
-1
-4
-2
0
-4
-4
-3
-5
-1
-2
-4
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-5
-3
-6
-5
-2
-5
-4
-2
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-10
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-13
-10
-13
-11
-8
-11
-9
-7
-10
-9
-8
-11
-10
-12
-15
-16
-18
-21
Freezing level m
3450
4100
3250
3500
4100
3450
3550
4150
3550
3550
3800
3250
3500
3800
3350
2350
2550
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-6-3-2-5-3-1-5-4-4-5-3-3-7-11-11-1223-224-124012-221-3-7-7-9
Sunrise
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
6:31
—
—
7:33
—
—
Sunset
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:05
—
—
5:04
—
—
6:02
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 160 to 260 degs)
(13 kph at 220).
0.0 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 186).
8
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 114).
5
36 km E
2839m alt.
58 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 207).
35
37 km S
2385m alt.
42 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 232).
34
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 15).
16
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs)
(13 kph at 230).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 266).
13

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.